PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brick Tamland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and German Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamland comes to the cage accompanied by Afternoon Delight. Shephard has chosen K9 Justice as his entrance music. German Shephard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tamland
vs
Shephard

180 cm
29
188 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

180 cm
27
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Tamland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, German Shephard!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamland tries to clinch there but Shephard circles away.
A little jabbing left from Shephard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tamland blocks a low kick nicely.
Shephard throws a jab when Tamland was well out of range.
Tamland throws a good cross that connects.
Tamland is looking to clinch but Shephard is avoiding it.
Tamland definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good exchange - Tamland coming out on top.
Shephard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tamland's calf.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shephard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shephard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tamland checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tamland on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tamland tries to score with a low kick but Shephard moves his leg out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Tamland. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tamland.
Shephard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tamland throws a sloppy head kick and Shephard moves out of range easily.

Tamland rushes Shephard and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamland swings wildly with an uppercut but Shephard uses good head movement to avoid it.

Shephard manages to break the clinch.
Shephard tries a low kick but Tamland avoids it.
Shephard cracks a nice hook into Tamland's ribs.
Shephard lands a leg kick that knocks Tamland off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamland tries to clinch up.
A clash of legs there as Tamland blocks the low kick.
Tamland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tamland checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tamland jabs Shephard right on the nose. Shephard blinks but takes it well.
Tamland walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shephard throws a leg kick but Tamland moved away.
Tamland lands a head shot.
Tamland shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tamland tries to clinch up.
Tamland lands a slapping body shot.
Shephard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamland.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tamland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Shephard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tamland takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tamland throws a low kick but Shephard moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Tamland blocks the low kick.
Shephard blocks a leg kick.
Shephard throws out a counter right but Tamland avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamland tries to clinch up but Shephard circles away and keeps his distance.
Decent striking displayed by Shephard there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamland scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tamland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shephard connects with the punch.
Tamland throws a low kick but Shephard avoids it.
Shephard takes a swing at Tamland's ribcage but misses.
Shephard fails with the takedown
and Tamland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shephard.
Tamland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shephard moves forwards but Tamland connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tamland takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shephard misses with a leg kick.
Shephard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shephard cracks Tamland with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shephard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tamland checks it well.
Tamland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamland lands a right hook to the body.
Tamland is looking to clinch but Shephard is avoiding it.
Tamland on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Tamland blocks the leg kick.
Tamland is looking to clinch.
Tamland throws a jab when Shephard was well out of range.
A slow jab from Tamland misses its intended target.
Shephard blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Shephard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tamland tries to clinch but Shephard moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Shephard blocks the low kick.
Tamland looks to score with a jab to the body but Shephard is just out of range.
Shephard misses the jab.
Tamland misses the shot to the body.
Tamland throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shephard shoots and misses
and Tamland counters with a solid body kick.
Shephard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tamland.

Tamland rushes Shephard and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shephard backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Tamland.
Tamland throws an elbow but it misses.
Shephard wants to break free but Tamland has control.
Tamland wants to take the fight to the mat but Shephard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Tamland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tamland shoots in looking for a takedown. Shephard tries to sprawl out of it but Tamland keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shephard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brick Tamland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shephard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shephard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tamland's calf.
Tamland lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shephard misses with a low kick.

Tamland rushes Shephard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tamland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shephard backwards.
Shephard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tamland blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brick Tamland will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tamland's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tamland fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shephard throws a leg kick but Tamland checks it.
Some wild striking there from Shephard.
Tamland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shephard blocks the body kick.
Shephard fails to land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shephard.
Shephard keeps the fight on the outside.
Tamland looks to score with a jab to the body but Shephard is just out of range.
Shephard throws a low kick but Tamland avoids it.
Shephard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tamland.
Shephard cracks the inside of Tamland's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shephard takes a swing at Tamland's ribcage but misses.
Shephard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Shephard misses.
Shephard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shephard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tamland.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamland just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Shephard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamland digs a good hook to Shephard's body.
A low kick from Shephard is predictable there
and Tamland counters with a good low kick that Shephard was not able to check.
A jab from Shephard misses.
German Shephard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tamland keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tamland drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shephard sprawls and moves away.

Tamland rushes Shephard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tamland pushes Shephard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Shephard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shephard throws a leg kick that misses.
Tamland feinted with a counter takedown.

Tamland clinches with his opponent.

Shephard manages to break the clinch.
Shephard throws a sloppy head kick and Tamland moves out of range easily.
Shephard throws a right and a left that Tamland avoids nicely.
Tamland is looking to land body kicks.
Tamland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shephard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tamland backing away here, and Shephard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shephard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tamland is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Tamland.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shephard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tamland throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephard throws a leg kick but Tamland checks it.
Shephard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tamland. Tamland circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tamland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tamland cracks the inside of Shephard's front leg.
Shephard throws a low kick but Tamland avoids it.
Shephard cracks Tamland with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tamland gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tamland delivers a nice body kick.
Tamland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shephard was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamland.
Tamland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shephard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shephard duly obliges.
Tamland throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick misses from Tamland.
Tamland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shephard.
Shephard throws a chopping leg kick but Tamland manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shephard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shephard moves away.
Shephard throws out a counter right but Tamland avoids it with no problem.

Tamland moves into range and clinches up with Shephard.

Tamland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tamland jabs at Shephard's body.
Tamland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shephard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tamland scores with a nice head shot.
Tamland moves out of range as Shephard strikes.
Shephard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tamland has time to react.
Shephard scores with a punch to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Shephard.
Tamland ducks under a wild hook from Shephard.
Tamland tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shephard is able to avoid easily.
Tamland gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tamland fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shephard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shephard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Tamland 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tamland lunges at Shephard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shephard's hand.
Tamland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shephard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shephard avoids the head kick by Tamland.
Tamland with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shephard to score with a decent uppercut.
Shephard wants to land a leg kick but Tamland is out of range.
Tamland drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shephard sprawls and moves away.
Tamland takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shephard.
Shephard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tamland. That did some damage!
Shephard throws a jab but it's blocked by Tamland.
Tamland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tamland blocks a head kick by Shephard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shephard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shephard throws a lazy body kick

and Tamland counters with a takedown into side control.

Tamland tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Tamland goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Shephard has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tamland but great work by Shephard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but German Shephard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tamland gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tamland dodges an elbow strike from Shephard.
Tamland is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shephard blocks an elbow strike from Tamland.
Tamland takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tamland drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tamland tries to land knees in the clinch but Shephard avoids the damage to the body.
Shephard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tamland connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shephard's face.

It looks like German Shephard has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tamland throws an elbow but misses.
Tamland is trying to break the clinch but Shephard has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tamland turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tamland manages to end up in side control.

Tamland is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shephard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tamland tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamland working away.
Tamland throws an elbow but Shephard slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tamland trying to control the action but Shephard is working from the bottom.
Tamland looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shephard is avoiding damage well.

Tamland goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Shephard rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tamland's guard! Nice work there by Shephard!
Shephard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tamland has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shephard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shephard sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tamland keeping moving, preventing Shephard from controlling successfully.
Shephard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Shephard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shephard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tamland's guard.

Tamland looking for submissions off his back.

Tamland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard is looking to take a break and control but Tamland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Tamland looking for submissions off his back.
Brick Tamland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tamland is trying to get back to full guard.
Shephard trying to control from half guard but Tamland is working away.
Shephard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shephard wants to take a breather but Tamland is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Tamland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Tamland looking for submissions off his back.
Shephard passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tamland working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tamland is working hard here to advance position.
Shephard trying to control but Tamland is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brick Tamland.
I think Tamland has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brick Tamland!
Brick Tamland decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.